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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1906
Page
3
Leading industries show high volume production and distribution with tighter transport limits. Prices rise across fibers and metals. food and retail demand improve as winter wear boosts orders. Heavy industry expands, wages and collections improve while delays persist due to labor shortage and congestion.
The article notes Peter Christian Kjerachow Wiebergen as a long standing Norwegian political figure and cabinet head since 1862, with details on his career and a mention of Afr. Michelsen. It also reports Charles Albert Barnes elected Supreme Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias in Jacksonville, and Judge Barnes’s offices and births in Illinois.
Comrade W A Rodgers of Pittsburgh recalls Civil War escapades from 1864 including the Shenandoah Valley trek toward Richmond, encounters with Mosby, capture by Union cavalry, a dramatic escape with help from a slave family, and eventual return to Union lines. He honors fellow soldiers and a heroic scout Sergeant Hoover, noting wartime hardships and losses.
A garbled sequence of dates and names recounts various historical milestones. It mentions Timothy Pickering, Napoleon, Andrew Jackson, Port Royal, McClellan, women’s suffrage in England, the loss of life in wars and revolts, theater bombings, and multiple diplomatic milestones across 18th to early 20th century, with scattered place names and actors.
George Westinghouse earns an engineering doctorate from Berlin Tech. Cleveland bans slate and sponge use in primary schools as unsanitary. Baltimore Women’s College names Miss Caroline Shawe surveyor to oversee sanitary and scientific administration. Denver judge limits dismissal under teacher contracts to require good cause. A new metric chart by the Bureau of Standards will be free to schools adopting the metric system. LC. Seblatter named director of Colorado College Museum with prior posts in Calcutta and Cape Town. Parents remain liable for child conduct at school unless notified in writing that the child is beyond parental control.
Attorney General Moody files petition in St Louis federal court under the Sherman Act against Standard Oil of New Jersey and related companies and trustees. The suit seeks a declaration of unlawful restraint of trade and an injunction, citing alleged control of refining distribution and railroad rates to create a monopoly. Indictments against John D. Rockefeller and others followed in Findlay.
In Paris the Court of Five, presided by Archishop Corrigan, grants divorce to Anna Gould and Count Ernest de Castellane. The count loses custody of their children, with limited visitation rights and no annual alimony. Miss Gould’s dowry reported as 15 million dollars, income 280800 annually, and public scrutiny of lavish French life follows.
A garbled OCR-like passage mentions Cuba, Germany, Russia, and the United States with references to politics, economics, and cultural themes. It hints at ownership debates, government actions, expats, and societal changes amid unclear details and noisy wording.
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